SPARC: Performing a Custom JumpStart
Installation

During
a custom JumpStart installation, the JumpStart program attempts to match the
system that is being installed to the rules in the rules.ok file.
The JumpStart program reads the rules from the first rule through the last.
A match occurs when the system that is being installed matches all the system
attributes that are defined in the rule. When a system matches a rule, the
JumpStart program stops reading the rules.ok file and
begins to install the system, based on the matched rule's profile.

To Prepare to Install a Solaris Flash Archive
With a Custom JumpStart Installation

You can install a full archive for an initial installation or if you
have already installed an archive, a differential archive for an update. You
can use the custom JumpStart installation method or use Solaris Live Upgrade
to install an archive on an inactive boot environment. This procedure provides
the instructions to install an archive with custom JumpStart.

Caution: When using the archive_location keyword to install a Solaris Flash archive, the archive and
the installation media must contain identical operating system versions.

For example, if the archive is a Solaris 10 8/07 operating
system and you are using DVD media, then you must use Solaris 10 8/07 DVD
media to install the archive. If the operating systems versions do not match,
the installation on the clone system fails.

Caution –

A Solaris Flash archive cannot be properly created when
a non-global zone is installed. The Solaris Flash feature is not compatible
with the Solaris Zones partitioning technology. If you create a Solaris Flash
archive, the resulting archive is not installed properly when the archive
is deployed under these conditions:

The archive is created in a non-global zone

The archive is created in a global zone that has non-global
zones installed

SPARC: To Perform an Installation or
Upgrade With the Custom JumpStart Program

If the system is part of a network, ensure
that an Ethernet connector or similar network adapter is attached to your
system.

If you are
installing a system that is connected through a tip(1) line, ensure that your window display is at least
80 columns wide and 24 rows long.

To determine the current dimensions of your tip window, use the stty(1) command.

If you are using the system's DVD-ROM
or CD-ROM drive to install the Solaris software, insert the Solaris Operating System for SPARC Platforms DVD or
the Solaris Software for SPARC Platforms - 1 CD in the drive.

If you are using a profile diskette, insert
the profile diskette in the system's diskette drive.

Boot the system.

If the system is new, out–of–the–box, turn
on the system.

If you want to install or upgrade an existing system, shut
down the system. At the ok prompt, type the appropriate
options for the boot command. The syntax of the boot command
is the following.

ok boot [cd–dvd|net] - install [url|ask] options

For example, if you type the following command, the OS is installed
over the network by using a JumpStart profile.

ok boot net - install http://131.141.2.32/jumpstart/config.tar

For a description of the boot command options, see the following table.

SPARC only –

The system checks hardware and system components
and your SPARC based system boots. Booting lasts several minutes.

If you did not preconfigure system information
in the sysidcfg file, when prompted, answer the questions
about system configuration.

Follow the instructions on the screen
to install the software.

When the JumpStart program finishes installing
the Solaris software, the system reboots automatically.

After
the installation is finished, installation logs are saved in a file. You can
find the installation logs in the following directories:

/var/sadm/system/logs

/var/sadm/install/logs

SPARC: Command Reference for the boot Command

The syntax of the boot command is the following.

ok boot [cd–dvd|net] - install [url|ask] options

The following table describes the command-line options for the boot command that are appropriate for a JumpStart installation.

Option

Description

[cd–dvd|net]

Specifies to boot from a CD or a DVD or to boot from an install server
on the network.

cd-dvd - Use cdrom to
boot from a CD or a DVD.

net - Specifies to boot from an install
server on the network.

[url| ask]

Specifies the location of the custom JumpStart files or prompts you
for the location.

url – Specifies the path
to the files. You can specify a URL for files that are located in an HTTP
or HTTPS server:

If you placed a sysidcfg file in the
compressed configuration file, you must specify the IP address of the server
that contains the file, as in the following example:

http://131.141.2.32/jumpstart/config.tar

If you saved the compressed configuration file on an HTTP
server that is behind a firewall, you must use a proxy specifier during boot.
You do not need to specify an IP address for the server that contains the
file. You must specify an IP address for the proxy server, as in the following
example:

http://www.shadow.com/jumpstart/
config.tar&proxy=131.141.6.151

ask – Specifies that the installation
program prompt you to type the location of the compressed configuration file.
The prompt happens after the system boots and connects to the network. If
you use this option, you are not able to do a completely hands off JumpStart
installation.

If you bypass the prompt by pressing Return, the
Solaris installation program interactively configures the network parameters.
The installation program then prompts you for the location of the compressed
configuration file.

options

dhcp – Specifies to use a DHCP server
to obtain network installation information that is needed to boot the system.
This option is not needed for a JumpStart installation. If you do not specify
to use a DHCP server by typing dhcp, the system uses the /etc/bootparams file or the naming service bootparams database.
For example, you would not specify dhcp if you wanted keep
a static IP address.